Celebrating Wildflowers - Pacific Northwest Region

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	Pacific Northwest Region Rowena overlook in the McCall Nature Preserve, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Ptarmigan Ridge Trail with broad-leaf lupine and spreading phlox (Lupinus latifolius and Phlox diffusa). Heather Meadows, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Photo by Kurt Parker. The Pacific Northwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service contains 19 National Forests, a National Scenic Area, a National Grassland, and two National Volcanic Monuments within the states of Washington and Oregon. Habitats range from the dry deserts east of the Cascades to the lush rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula. The region supports one of the most diverse floras in the nation with numerous recreational opportunities. Viewing Areas Oregon Anthony Lake - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Big Summit Prairie - Ochoco National Forest Callahan Meadow - Umpqua National Forest Cape Perpetua Special Interest Area - Siuslaw National Forest Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area / Wild and Scenic Illinois River Corridor - Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, with the Medford District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hells Canyon Overlook - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area High Lakes Trail - Freemont-Winema and Rogue-Siskiyou National Forests Iron Mountain - Willamette National Forest Limpy Botanical Trail - Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Logan Valley - Malheur National Forest McCall Preserve - Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Metolius River - Deschutes National Forest Mt. Thielsen Wilderness Area - Umpqua National Forest Paulina District Driving Scabland Tour - Ochoco National Forest Phillips Lake North Shoreline Trail - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Pittsburg Landing - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Rough and Ready Flat Botanical Area - Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, with the Medford District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the State of Oregon Sevenmile Guard Station - Fremont-Winema National Forest Todd Lake - Deschutes National Forest Toolbox Meadow - Umpqua National Forest Top Spur Trail - Mt. Hood National Forest Skyline Road - Umatilla National Forest Wood River Day Use Area - Fremont-Winema National Forest Washington Abercrombie Mountain - Colville National Forest Echo Ridge - Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Hart’s Pass - Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Heather Meadows - Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Knox Creek Wildflower Trail - Okanogan & Wenatchee National Forests Quinault Rain Forest Trail #855 - Olympic National Forest Mad River Trail - Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Mt. Adams Wilderness, Pacific Crest Trail, Adams Creek - Gifford Pinchot National Forest Mt. Ellinor Trail - Olympic National Forest Myers Creek Fen - Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests Sherman Peak Loop - Colville National Forest Skyline Divide - Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Tatoosh Ridge - Gifford Pinchot National Forest Tiffany Botanical Area - Okanogan & Wenatchee National Forests Tiger Canyon/FS Road 65 - Umatilla National Forest Rare Plant Conservation Success Stories Camas Prairie Restoration Project Conservation of Greenman's Desert Parsley Ongoing Efforts to Recover Mirabilis macfarlanei, MacFarlane's Four-O’clock Sisyrinchium sarmentosum (pale blue-eyed grass or mountain pale blue-eyed grass) Conservation Efforts The Frozen Garden: Securing Seeds for the Future - The Berry Botanic Garden and the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region Wenatchee Mountains Checker-mallow Recovery Wildflower Photographs Western columbine (Aquilegia formosa). Malheur National Forest. Oregon. Indian Paintbrush and other wildflowers. Dixie Butte. Malheur National Forest. Oregon. Spring wildflowers. Logan Valley. Malheur National Forest. Oregon. Dwarf purple monkeyflower (Mimulus nanus). Malheur National Forest. Oregon. Clustered lady’s slipper orchid (Cyprepedium fasciculatum). Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest. Washington. MacFarlane’s four o’clock (Mirabilis macfarlane). Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Hell’s Canyon, Idaho. Photo by Russ Holmes. Tweedy’s pussypaws (Lewisia tweedyi). Wenatchee National Forest. Washington.
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